The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced more whistleblower awards to more recipients in fiscal year 2021 (FY2021) than all prior years combined.

The agency, in its 2021 annual report to Congress published Monday, celebrated the award of approximately $564 million to 108 whistleblowers for the period starting Oct. 1, 2020, and ending Sept. 30. In the program’s first 10 years in existence (FY2011 through FY2020), it awarded approximately $562 million to 106 individuals.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...